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Re: The Bonds garage devolopment avebury
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Branwen wrote:
Keep a close eye on it - the view at Arthur's Seat looking across Duddingston Loch used to have nothing nearby to spoil it if you wanted to imagine the crannog. The new school is nothing like they said it would be, and lit up like an airport at night to boot. It completely dominates the view now. Most of the problem has been the fact they cut down a lot of trees which would have disguised the building. There's a lot of mumbling about it being too late now, but when the next development comes along they will be able to say the view is already ruined.


I totally agree with the point you are making Branwen. Behind the new build site at Avebury there is a mobile home park which is very much seen as part of Avebury village. If this land was sold off to a developer later down the line it would be a disaster (not just for its residents).

This is where the National Trust and English Heritage should properly fulfill their roles of guardians of our heritage - especially as the National Trust has such a high profile around Avebury.


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tjj
Posted by tjj
12th February 2010ce
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